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Á Capella
Set superbly in a tiny, atmospheric 14th-century church that has been transformed into a candlelit cocktail lounge, Á Capella regularly hosts the city's top fado musicians. As soon as the music starts you understand why the impresarios chose this particular chapel: the acoustics are heart-rendingly good, and the place is as intimate as the music itself.
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AAC pub
Join the black-cape-clad students at their student-union bar, where beers are cheap and everyone is welcome.
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Bar Quebra Costas
In the perfect position to sip a chilled beer as you watch people puff and pant up the Quebra Costas, this Coimbra classic has a great terrace as well as a recently updated interior with chilled-out electronica and sharp art on the walls.
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Café Santa Cruz
Scooping the prize for the best people-watching patio in town, Santa Cruz also has one of the most attractive and unusual interiors. It is housed in a vaulted neo-Manueline annexe of the Igreja de Santa Cruz, with creased leather chairs, austere arches and stained glass. The AAC (student union) sometimes sponsors fado performances here during March.
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Café Teatro
With huge windows, minimalist decor and a long zinc bar overlooking leafy Praça da República, the café in the upstairs lobby of the university theatre is the place where alternative types get their coffee fix during the day and start out their evenings with a first drink. Ticket-holders only during performances.
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Café Tropical
Another bare-bones student place with pleasant outdoor seating, cheap beers and a lively crowds - a favourite place to start out the night.
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Cartola Esplanada Bar
This place has a great plaza-side position and a huge drinks list, making it the ideal place for a spot of student-watching.
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English Bar
British-style pub that has light meals downstairs and a bar to knock back draught Murphy's upstairs. It has a very popular Latin night on Wednesdays.
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Galeria Bar Santa Clara
Arty tea room by day and chilled-out bar at night, this terrific place has good art on the walls, a series of sunny rooms and a fine, riverfront terrace.
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Praça da República
Praça da República is the epicentre of student nightlife. The big nights are Thursday to Saturday - but during university term time, any night is game.
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Restaurante O Trovador
Large and touristy but attractive, with fado on Friday and Saturday nights from October to April, nightly May to September.
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Rua Quebra Costas
Open-air fado can be found at the Arco de Almedina and along Rua Quebra Costas in summer. You can also listen to fado in several casas de fado ( fado houses) on just about any late Friday or Saturday evening.
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Shmoo Café
This slick bar lays the red light on thick, making for an intimate atmosphere that attracts a chic downtown crowd.
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Via Latina
Students swear by the DJs at this simple, sweaty, excellent dance club. Fridays are particularly good
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Vinil
Another perennial favourite, where a mostly student crowd does the soft shake to predictable pop tunes.
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